From the January 1812 La Belle Assemblee – a Fancy Ball Dress of a white embroidered gown with green overdress and a matching mustard yellow plaid sash/scarf and turban wrap.
Plate provided by Julie Burnsides of Snapdragon Design
3 thoughts on “Something Fun for a Regency Ball”
Maryssasays:
It’s certainly not what most people think of when they think ‘a gown for a ball’, but it looks a lot easier to dance in!
Of course it is just a fashion plate that inspires personal designs where you take one or two ideas for your next project. And this is different as it’s got THREE distinct fabrics.
My analysis for easier sewing: the green bodice is sewn over the white spotted underbodice and basted together before the skirt is attached. The same for the green oversleeve bit – set into the sleeve over the white spotted puff.
The green panels which create an overdress effect are indeed tacked to the horizontal ribbon trim near the hem to keep them in place. When not twisting in a dance pose they would be viewed as hanging straight down.
Did you notice that the waistline is quite low for Regency? Almost to the natural waist. This position is close to dresses of the late 1820s/early 30s.
It’s certainly not what most people think of when they think ‘a gown for a ball’, but it looks a lot easier to dance in!
Of course it is just a fashion plate that inspires personal designs where you take one or two ideas for your next project. And this is different as it’s got THREE distinct fabrics.
My analysis for easier sewing: the green bodice is sewn over the white spotted underbodice and basted together before the skirt is attached. The same for the green oversleeve bit – set into the sleeve over the white spotted puff.
The green panels which create an overdress effect are indeed tacked to the horizontal ribbon trim near the hem to keep them in place. When not twisting in a dance pose they would be viewed as hanging straight down.
Did you notice that the waistline is quite low for Regency? Almost to the natural waist. This position is close to dresses of the late 1820s/early 30s.
Waitwaitwait… is the overskirt loose and then attached at the base trim? This dress looks a bit messy to me and I need to see a realized version. 🙂